An event he was in many ways unprepared for. He wandered down to richmond, virginias slave auction rooms, and there beheld an auction of humans for the first time, and he became captivated by this subject and painted a number of images and published a number of drawings in the illustrated london news in order to help raise awareness about american slavery. Host was he an abolitionist . Guest i suspect when he first came to america he was aware of the Antislavery Movement and would have described himself as being opposed to slavery. But after coming here and witnessing american slavery and witnessing the slave auctions, he then later described himself as an abolitionist. He was not a politically active abolitionist. It was not that he was member of any of these Many Organizations that existed in britain even after the end of british slavery, but he was writing and publishing images that in many ways were as important as the activism of those who were politically involved. Host why did h
Issues facing congress such as the sequester and federal spending. Then a discussion on cybersecurity with larry clinton. And north Koreas Nuclear program and the book bomb scare. Washington journal on cspan. On thursday, defense secretary leon panetta hosted a ceremony at honoring former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. This event includes remarks by joint chiefs of staff chairman general Martin Dempsey. This is 45 minutes. Present. [playing star spangled banner ] please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, the 18th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff scum it general Martin Dempsey joint chiefs of staff, general Martin Dempsey. [applause] secretaries, flag officers, hard guess today from the department of state, happy valentines day. [laughter] the lore of martyrdom says that saint valentine was martyred because he was marrying soldiers who were forbidden to marry by the roman lasw of the day. He was a man who loved soldiers and servicemen and women. It is fitting in that regard that
On capitol hill at the southern border. Its the squad of freshmen progressive fire brands with a scorching battling as the Trump Administration has been accused of cruelty and dehumanizing. And parades involving Illegal Immigrants. Local officials are preparing for a showdown with the president. Plus we will tracking Tropical Storm barry all night long. Louisiana is in a state of emergency as the storm picks up strength. We will take through tonight. First we report over the fiery situation over our southern border. We will take you to the southern border. For the first time in recent memory we are seeing inside of the detention facilities that are being protested. Courtesy of the Vice President s tour. Vice president pence and republican senators visited the facility in mcallen, texas. One Holding Facility with 400 men, reporters saying were confined with no place to sleep. Are you comfortable, well taken care of, food, snacks . Comfortable . You have a place to get washed up and clea
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